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SUMMARY:Liftoff: Vega-C | PLATiNO 2
DESCRIPTION:PLATiNO-2 is an Earth observation satellite developed for the I
 talian Space Agency (ASI)\, making use of the PLATiNO minisatellite platfo
 rm - a versatile and modular small satellite system - to support a variety
  of space missions for Earth observation\, telecommunications\, and scient
 ific research. The platform offers a scalable and cost-effective solution 
 for payload integration in support of diverse mission requirements and orb
 ital configurations\, with a focus on high performance\, flexibility\, and
  reliability\, for both governmental and commercial applications.\n\nThe P
 LATiNO-2 mission carries a Thermal Infrared (TIR) payload\, validating PLA
 TiNO multi-applicability feature. Developed by Leonardo and SITAEL\, PLATi
 NO-2 TIR will acquire images that will be used to provide valuable service
 s for territories control and protection such as monitoring waters\, glaci
 ers\, pollutants\, state of crops and vegetation\, energy consumption in u
 rban areas. PLATiNO-2 is also equipped with the magnetically shielded HT 1
 00\, an improved version of SITAEL electric thruster\, making PLATiNO-2 on
 e of the first missions in the world to observe the Earth in the Thermal I
 nfrared from a very low orbit – less than 400 km – and thus significan
 tly improving the resolution of the acquired images.\n\nThe satellite also
  carries NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) instrument\, whic
 h will study how different types of particulate matter air pollution affec
 t our health.\nAvio S.p.A · Vega-C\nThe clock is only set to the day. It 
 will move.\nhttps://liftoffclub.app/launches/5756f935-71f4-44de-a5e9-ecf1f
 b04ca3c
LOCATION:Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)\, Guiana Space Centre\, French Guiana
URL:https://liftoffclub.app/launches/5756f935-71f4-44de-a5e9-ecf1fb04ca3c
STATUS:TENTATIVE
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271201
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